Browsing The Manila Times by Place "Albay"

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    • 5 fishermen dead as bad weather lingers over Bicol 

      Barcia, Rhaydz (The Manila Times, January 20, 2023, on page A8)
      Bad weather has claimed the lives of five fishermen here, the Office of Civil Defense (OCD) said on Thursday.Gremil Naz, OCD regional spokesman, said two other fishermen were missing. He added that the fatalities were from ...

    • BFAR seeks to boost fishery areas 

      Domingo, Leander C. (The Manila Times, February 26, 2020, on page A7)
      The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) in Region 2 rolled out a measure to establish fisheries management areas (FMAs) to provide science-based solutions, enhance stakeholder participation and increase ...

    • BFAR urged to lead fight vs HB 7853 

      Gomez, Eireene Jairee (The Manila Times, April 30, 2021, on page B2)
      Environmental group Oceana, along with more than 1,100 fisherfolk groups across the country, urged Department of Agriculture (DA) and Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) to lead the opposition to House Bill ...

    • Fisheries production in the red - group 

      Cariaso, Bella (The Manila Times, October 12, 2022, on page A2)
      Fishers' group Oceana on Tuesday said that fisheries production in the country is in the red due to overfishing. The total production in 2021 declined by 3.4 percent, with an output of 4.251 million metric tons compared ...

    • Green sea turtle with lump to undergo surgery in Albay 

      Barcia, Rhaydz (The Manila Times, September 22, 2022, on page A8)
      A green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) with a big lump on its neck will undergo an operation in Albay this week. The green sea turtle was accidentally trapped in a gill net, locally called, 'pangke,' which was fished out by ...

    • Megamouth shark washes ashore in Sorsogon 

      Barcia, Rhaydz (The Manila Times, June 13, 2022, on page A8)
      A rare megamouth shark (Megachasma pelagios) was found lifeless on the shore of the coastal village of Bagacay in Gubat town, Sorsogon province on Saturday, June 11. Nonie Enolva, BFAR regional spokesman, confirmed that ...

    • ‘Quinta’, ‘Rolly’ leave P5-B agri damage 

      Gomez, Eireene Jairee; Lagare, Jordeene B. (The Manila Times, November 5, 2020, on page A5)
      Agricultural damage and losses caused by Typhoon “Quinta” (international name: “Molave”) and Super Typhoon “Rolly” (“Goni”) reached P4.56 billion, data from the Department of Agriculture (DA) showed. Total volume of ...

    • Rare shark found in Albay's Burias Pass 

      Barcia, Rhaydz B. (The Manila Times, January 30, 2015, on page A6)
      A fisherman had the surprise of his life when he fished out a lifeless but very rare 15-foot deepwater megamouth shark (Megachasma pelagios) in Burias Pass on Wednesday. Nonie Enolva, marine fisheries resources management ...

    • WWF seeks okay for PH tuna industry 

      Galvez, James Konstantin (The Manila Times, November 4, 2015, on page B2)
      Environment solutions provider World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) is now working to secure certification for Philippine tuna fisheries by next year to promote sustainable fishing and fair trade prices. Joann Binondo, project ...